BENTON COUNTY UNDER ATTACK BY BIG ALCOHOL

There is currently a strong effort underway to get the issue of Benton County going wet on the November ballot. This effort is being largely financed by two of the heirs of the Wal-mart fortune, Steuart and Tom Walton, grandchildren of the late Sam Walton. According to newspaper reports, these two multi-millionaires had pumped well over $200,000 into the efforts to get the initiative on the ballot.

According to state law, petition signatures must be collected from 38% of the registered voters in the county, this means for Benton County there must be a total of 40,000 signatures collected and verified. The Georgia company National Ballot Access has been hired to collect these signatures. After some research it seems this company has a long history of questionable/fraudulent signature collection. This is going to make it imperative that the petitions be examined very closely to ensure there is no fraud.

It is also going to be crucial that Benton County churches, organizations, and individuals who understand the negative impact of alcohol on society work together to fight this initiative every step of the way.

Benton County is located in the very Northwest corner of the state and the main cities in Benton County are Rogers and Bentonville.

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